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I was never naive enough to think that I was your light, but there is light in you. All that anger, the cycle of abuse that Mikael began, you can end it. You have to, so you can be the light for your little girl. For Hope.

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Summary

THE RACE TO SAVE CAMI — Following a violent encounter that has left Cami's life hanging in the balance, Klaus is forced to rely on his family and allies to find a cure as he keeps a watchful eye over Cami at the compound. With time running out, Freya turns to her arsenal of spells, while Vincent and Marcel head to Cami's apartment to gather a crucial ingredient. Elsewhere, Hayley and Elijah travel to the Bayou in hopes of bringing back a potential antidote that could save Cami's life. Finally, Davina confronts Lucien and learns some heartbreaking information that will change her future with Kol forever.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

The episode opens in Cami's Apartment, where she is on the floor recovering from the venomous bite of Lucien Castle. Lucien is also there, waiting for her to awake. As Camille starts to awaken, Lucien remarks that it is a beautiful day, but Camille does not respond. Instead, Camille realizes that she has been bitten and will not survive the end of the day. After idle chat, Camille throws the devil's star at Lucien and flees to a nearby street. The star, although enhanced with magic to make a thousand cuts, has little effect on Lucien, who heals within seconds.

Camille and Davina were the second/third deaths of the original five female leads with Sophie being the first to die in Season One, leaving only Rebekah who is no longer a main character but still alive though currently daggered. After this episode this leaves Hayley as the sole remaining original female lead character in the show since Always and Forever. Note: Freya was promoted to the main cast at the start of this season.

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Behind the Scenes

This episode's voice-over is done by Leah Pipes. This is the only episode in which this occurs.

“The final Klaus-Cami scenes, set in the French Quarter’s Jackson Square, were shot in Madison, Georgia, which is over an hour away from Atlanta. We were shooting in front of a beautiful, historic inn where there was a wedding party celebrating. We were trying desperately to finish the scene before lunch without taking a meal penalty (we ended up taking four). Leah was giving it everything she had and it was an exquisite, heartbreaking performance, with tears streaming down her face take after take. And then as we got in tight, a large gathering of festive folks started to exit a nearby reception hall, and literally every five seconds someone new would shout out, hooting and hollering. At one point, Leah politely stopped and asked to wait it out, knowing that the footage was unusable and, regardless, that it was impossible to stay in the moment and be authentic given the noise.